Shankar Mishra Claims The Woman Urinated On Herself: 10 Things To Know

Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on his co-passenger, claimed he did not urinate on her but that she urinated on herself to the Delhi Patiala House Court.

Shankar Mishra told the Delhi Patiala House Court that he did not urinate on her and that she urinated on herself. Mishra had been arrested last week in Bangalore airport by Delhi Police for reportedly urinating on a 70-year-old co-passenger onboard Air India on November 26.

On January 31, a Delhi court granted bail to Mishra on a bail bond of one lakh rupees.

Shankar Mishra Accused Air India Urination Case

1. Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on his 70-year-old companion on an Air India flight, told the Delhi Patiala House Court that he did not urinate on her and that she urinated on herself.
2. His lawyer supported the statement by claiming that the woman urinated on herself due to her health conditions. The lawyer added that the woman had been a Bharatnatyam dancer for over 30 years and that it was normal for them to have urinary incontinence.
3. Mishra made this argument in his response to the court's notice on the Delhi Police's application for custody to interrogate him.
4. Mishra, who had travelled on an Air India flight on November 26, urinated on a 70-year-old co-passenger. Apparently, he was under the influence of alcohol when he urinated on the elderly woman in business class on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi. The woman filed a complaint and also flagged inaction on the part of the airlines.
5. Mishra is the vice president of the India Chapter of an American multinational financial services company, Wells Fargo, headquartered in California. According to his LinkedIn profile, he works with a multinational firm in Mumbai. His employer, Wells Fargo, fired him following the incident.
6. Mishra had been absconding and evading arrest since the woman initiated action. Mishra was detained at the Bangalore airport and arrested by Delhi Police last week after a Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued. He was sent to a 14-day judicial custody.
7. On Wednesday, the Delhi Patiala Court rejected Mishra's bail application. Shankar Mishra had filed a bail plea, citing that he had no criminal records in the past and was not in a position to influence the witness. He even claimed that his arrest was illegal. In his bail plea, he also said that he willingly submitted to the Inquiry Committee despite facing the risk of being put on a no-fly list and having sought to settle the matter amicably with the woman.
8. After the incident, a case was registered against Mishra under the Indian Penal Code sections 294 (obscene act in public place), 354 (assault or criminal force to a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), and 510 (misconduct in public by a drunken person).
9. Taking note of the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show cause notice to Air India, owned by the Tata group, and claimed that the handling of the incident was "unprofessional."
10. The issue came to light after the woman wrote a complaint to Air India, expressing how the incident traumatised her and how the crew handled the issue in an unprofessional manner.

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